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Follow the 10-inch pipeline that stretches south from Minneapolis–St Paul International Airport, and after 13 miles, you'll find yourself at a potentially major future hub for sustainable aviation fuel in the Upper Midwest.In a deal…

The basic machine for grinding a steel ball bearing has been the same since around 1900, but manufacturers have been steadily automating everything around it. Today, the process is driven by a conveyor belt, and, for the most part, it’s…

The insider threat programs at departments such as Health and Human Services, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, also have policies that protect unclassified government information, which enable them to monitor employees’ clicks and…

Are there generative AI tools I can use that are perhaps slightly more ethical than others?—Better ChoicesNo, I don't think any one generative AI tool from the major players is more ethical than any other. Here’s why.For me, the ethics of…

We check with everybody to see if we have their consent, from every part of their body, to receive medicine. Then our medical doctor and registered nurse distribute the medicine through a shot—it’s all intramuscular.If it’s your first time…

“I’ve defended you guys so much over the years, and you make great products, but even I can’t stick up for you anymore,” she stated.Róbertsdóttir, now a software developer for Icelandic air traffic control company Isavia, started her…

As the video games industry continues to face massive layoffs, narrative jobs are taking the biggest hit. The industry’s job cuts over the past couple of years—more than 30,000 roles were eliminated in 2023 and 2024—disproportionately…

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to “no longer gamble in the fossil fuel casino”, as the government launched an extra £200million bid to boost offshore wind.Applications have opened for the Clean Industry Bonus, a way of further…

In her 2012 book, Addiction by Design, anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll lays out the different technological mechanisms casinos employ to keep people gambling. From the architecture of buildings and placement of ATMs to the design of…

For the past few weeks, Musk’s team has been working to swiftly cut costs across the US government, which has seen its annual deficit increase for the last three years. The Office of Personnel Management, which acts as the HR department for…